“A swiftly paced and cleverly written story is what you’ll experience when you read Joe Giordano’s third novel, Drone Strike, An Anthony Provati Thriller. Giordano brings back protagonist Anthony Provati, a New York City gallery owner who is immersed in a world of terrorism. This time, a missile strike from a drone causes collateral damage to Karim’s home in Iraq and kills his wife and two children. Vengeance consumes Karim on his quest to strike back at America. In what way? Which city? How does Provati figure into this whirlwind of a terrorism-based thriller? Giordano’s riveting plot evolution will keep your senses on edge.
Chapters are replete with emotionally driven characters, tense life and death scenarios, and globetrotting engagements. Karim, an engineer is recruited by a terrorist organization that trains him and devises a circuitous route so he can enter the United States by way of Europe and Mexico to inflict havoc. But with Provati’s connections to a federal agent, the Cosa Nostra, and others – the counter-terrorism dragnet is cast. With murder, love and guilt to amp up the suspense, you’ll want to turn the pages and keep reading.
Giordano brings the dangers of the modern-day world to the forefront with his deft and realistic writing. It’s a stirring read for all of you thrill-seekers. Buckle up and hold on.”
- Robert Farnelli Bartus Jr. Ambassador, magazine of The National Italian American Foundation